<div dir="ltr"><div>Sent on behalf of <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Veronica Tyts</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:veronica.tyts@ucr.edu">veronica.tyts@ucr.edu</a>></span></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Hello everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to follow up to correct a small mistake in the guidelines (I've attached the updated version here). We will have two rows of five tables, so we need at least <b>10 volunteers per shift.</b><br><br>At the moment, fewer than half of the tables are covered, so please sign up if you are available.<br><br>Here is the sign-up spreadsheet (this has also been clarified there): <br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:#f5f5f5;margin:6px 0;padding:10px;color:#222;font:normal 400 14px/20px 'Google Sans',sans-serif;border:1px solid #ddd"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A0NfK4JujuQzr79cAyPQ6Dmw_0DYimFsXQ7xc7JIGnM" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;border:none;width:100%" aria-label="Touch-a-Bug sign up 2026" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align:text-bottom;border:none;padding-right:10px;height:20px" alt="" src="https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/32/type/application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet"> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom">Touch-a-Bug sign up 2026</span></a></div><br>Best,</div><div>Veronica.</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Veronica Tyts</b></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666">Ph.D. candidate (she/her) | <a href="https://heteroptera.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">Heteropteran Systematics Lab</a><br></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666">Department of Entomology<br>University of California, Riverside</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yOGaHxhvtY7u-yrmrhTck-rh-S95NLqa7XUP9p7ohYhT6K-K-TO62UpgPWmBg1JQFSiaRCVRUDEJt8" width="96" height="96"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM Veronica Tyts <<a href="mailto:veronica.tyts@ucr.edu" target="_blank">veronica.tyts@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Hello everyone!</div><div><p>The Insect Fair is approaching! This year it will be held on <strong>Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Riverside Main Library</strong>.</p><p>As usual, super popular <strong>Touch-a-Bug</strong> needs many volunteers from the department! Volunteers will be stationed at a table with ~3 live insects and will help visitors interact with them (including handling if allowed for the insect). Fact sheets will be provided to help guide conversations.</p><p>We’ve also introduced a few new elements this year:</p><ul><li><strong>Q&A Panel Opportunity:</strong> Visitors can submit questions via a link at the final table if we’re unable to address everything during interactions, and to speed things up a bit.<ul><li>Q&A sessions will take place <strong>12:00–12:15 PM</strong> and <strong>3:00–3:15 PM</strong></li><li>We are looking for <strong>one faculty member, one graduate student, and one undergraduate</strong> for each session</li><li>Questions will be shared 10 minutes in advance near the stage, so you can prepare</li><li>If you’re interested, please reach out to me or sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A0NfK4JujuQzr79cAyPQ6Dmw_0DYimFsXQ7xc7JIGnM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">in the spreadsheet</a> (scroll below the main Touch-a-Bug section)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Volunteer Guidelines & Shift Leaders:</strong><br>To improve organization and avoid volunteers being stuck longer than expected, we’ve created a set of guidelines (attached in PDF) and introduced a <strong>Shift Leader role</strong> for each time slot.<br>Please review the attached PDF and include your contact information in the sign-up sheet so shift leaders can contact you if needed (in case you are late). Also, please don't be afraid to nominate yourself as a Shift leader. It will help a lot!</li></ul><p><strong>Volunteer shifts are 1 hour long</strong>, and I highly encourage you to sign up for at least one—it also comes with the undeniable benefit of air conditioning :)</p><p>Please see the attached <strong>guidelines</strong> and <strong>sign-up spreadsheet</strong>. The sign-up spreadsheet is accessible only with a UCR email account, so please make sure you are logged into your UCR email if you have trouble opening it.</p><br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);margin:6px 0px;padding:10px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font:400 14px/20px "Google Sans",sans-serif;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A0NfK4JujuQzr79cAyPQ6Dmw_0DYimFsXQ7xc7JIGnM" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;border:none;width:100%" aria-label="Touch-a-Bug sign up 2026" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align:text-bottom;border:none;padding-right:10px;height:20px" alt="" src="https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/32/type/application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet"> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom">Touch-a-Bug sign up 2026</span></a></div></div><div>If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!<p>Thank you all for your help,<br>Veronica.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Veronica Tyts</b></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666">Ph.D. candidate (she/her) | <a href="https://heteroptera.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">Heteropteran Systematics Lab</a><br></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666">Department of Entomology<br>University of California, Riverside</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#666666"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yOGaHxhvtY7u-yrmrhTck-rh-S95NLqa7XUP9p7ohYhT6K-K-TO62UpgPWmBg1JQFSiaRCVRUDEJt8" width="96" height="96"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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